diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index 594d46a366..11f70592ee 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ setup_toolchain() {
     export CXXFLAGS="$TARGET_CXXFLAGS"
     export LDFLAGS="$TARGET_LDFLAGS"
     export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$TARGET_PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
+
+# set CMAKE configfile for target
+    export CMAKE_CONF=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/etc/cmake-$TARGET_NAME.conf
+
   elif [ "$1" = host ]; then
     export AWK=$HOST_AWK
     export CC=$HOST_CC
@@ -178,6 +182,10 @@ setup_toolchain() {
     export CXXFLAGS="$HOST_CXXFLAGS"
     export LDFLAGS="$HOST_LDFLAGS"
     export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$HOST_PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
+
+# set CMAKE configfile for host
+    export CMAKE_CONF=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/etc/cmake-$HOST_NAME.conf
+
   fi
 }
 setup_toolchain target
diff --git a/packages/toolchain/devel/cmake/install b/packages/toolchain/devel/cmake/install
index 25e8e0187a..7c91165e18 100755
--- a/packages/toolchain/devel/cmake/install
+++ b/packages/toolchain/devel/cmake/install
@@ -2,9 +2,53 @@
 
 . config/options
 
-cp $PKG_BUILD/bin/cmake \
-   $PKG_BUILD/bin/cpack \
-   $PKG_BUILD/bin/ctest \
-   $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
+mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/bin/cmake $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/bin/cpack $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/bin/ctest $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
 
-#   $PKG_BUILD/bin/ccmake \
+mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/etc
+
+  cat >$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/etc/cmake-$TARGET_NAME.conf <<EOF
+# this one is important
+SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Linux)
+#this one not so much
+SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 1)
+
+# specify the cross compiler
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER   $TARGET_CC)
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER $TARGET_CXX)
+
+# where is the target environment 
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH  $SYSROOT_PREFIX)
+
+# search for programs in the build host directories
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER)
+
+# for libraries and headers in the target directories
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
+
+EOF
+
+  cat >$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/etc/cmake-$HOST_NAME.conf <<EOF
+# this one is important
+SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Linux)
+#this one not so much
+SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 1)
+
+# specify the host compiler
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER   $HOST_CC)
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER $HOST_CXX)
+
+# where is the target environment 
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH  $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN)
+
+# search for programs in the build host directories
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM BOTH)
+
+# for libraries and headers in the target directories
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY BOTH)
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE BOTH)
+
+EOF